The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-01-13


simply without foundation.
Gen. Sherman publishes his amende hon
orable to Logan.
Cannon and Payson, OF the Illinois dele
CATION to congress, are candidates for Lo
gan's place.
The bakers OF Boston are organized into
an assembly Of knights ofLabor but, hav-
ing become dissatisfied with the order, are
about to withdraw and form Il trade union
which will be attached to the National
Bakers union.
Congressman New berry OF Detroitis dead.
The Empress Augusta OF Germany has
been under the massage treatment for many
years.
Miss Margaret Terry, who was married
in Rome Italy, to Winthrop Astor Gambler,
is IL daughter OF Luther Terry, the artist,
and a half-siste OF f. Marion Crawford
the novelist.
The recent cold weather has covered the
st. Lawrence over with ice.
The Commercial Bulletin estimates the
December fire loss in the United States and
Canada at 81 1 200 0oO and the loss dur
ing 1856 at SIG, 900, 900. This is largely
in excess nj previous figures. both as re-
CARDS December and the year
Justin A. Jacobs died few hours after
MS Te-eltCllou tS Guy CleTh d0 Ndtli VI ieSc,
Mass. 1t was found that he had embez-
zled $4,000 OF the city funds. He had
held the office thirty years.
William Stemmer, proprietor OF the
Montgomery Oil works at Norristown,
Pa, has Jailed. Liabilities, $50, 900, with
assets covering that amount.
Mrs Bradley Martin OF New York wears
such a big diamond star on her head that
she looks ike IL travelling dew drop at even
ing parties.
The story that Gen. Logan's death was
FASTENED by morphine and aconite is de-
MED.
| Charles n. Wheeler OF Willamette, Conn.,,
has been arrested upon reauisition OF
Gov. Oglesby OF Illinois on charge OF
grand larceny. Wheeler, who has been a
member OF II banking house in Chicago
dealing in Western farm loans, is charged
| with Stealing $500 which had been paid to
| him.
Congressman Scott OF Erie is the only
statesman who has been allowed to visit
! the president in his bed room during his
| illness.
Fire destroyed the Firne block in Fargo,
and the store adjoining. This block was
| twostory veneered brick, with the second
story used as extra sleeping rooms for the
new Sherman house. The loss is about
| $50, 600, with S12, 900 insurance.
| J. L. Roy and Paul Douglas, wholesale
and retail jewelers. of Omaha, have closed
their store and absconded They leave IL
! abilities to the amount OF $50, 600. Solo,
mon & Co. OF Chicago are in for S76O; Elbe
& klinkowstein, New York, 81. 200; Bank
| of Commerce, Omaha, $1,000, and Max
Meyer, Omaha, $4,000.
Earthquake in Maryland, but very light
DR.. Blowitz, Paris correspondent OF the
London Times, positively confirms the
| truth Of his former statement regarding a.
direct alliance between Germany and Rus
sia. He says: By the terms OF this agree.
ment Russia binds herself to remain neu-
trail in the event of war between France
| and Germany, and Germany binds herself
to remain neutral in the event OF war be-
tween Russia and Austria. There is no
doubt OF the existence OF this treaty. One
story is that it was negotiated by the czar
| and Emperor William through personal
corresp ondence. and another is that Bis.
marck and De Giers contrived the alliance
by personal discussion. L do not know
which of these stories is the correct one.
While Warden Brauer, OF the geological
| garden, was in the cage OF the seahorse
the animal threw him and bit him on
the throat. Brauer died in few hours.
The fire in the Odescalchi palace at Rome
was caused by the lamps on a Christmas
tree. All the jewels belonging to the prin-
cess and all the valuable pictures, includ-
ing small Raphaiel, and the whole OF a
splendid collection OF ancient furniture on
the second floor were burned. The loss is
100000. The palace was not insured.
Mr.. Goschen has, it is officially announc-
ed, accepted the office of chancellor OF
the excheqler. Harrington fully approves
OF Goschen's course and the latter's adj
herents say that it is purely as u Liber-
al Unionist that Goschen joins the govern
ment, which relies upon Unionist support
for success. The Times says: Lord
Salisbury has assured Harrington that
he is trying, with some hope OF sue
cess, to overcome the reluctance OF the
Conservatives to accept Lord Harrington
as prime minister. While Chamberlain re-
CARDS himself as perfectly loyal to Lord
Harrington he has und doubtedly male over
lures to the Gladstonian party for a re-
| union.
Another disastrous fire has visited Por-
tage La Prairie, Manitoba, and destroyed
the best portion OF the business part OF
the town. The fire brigade being disorgan-
ized the inhabitants had to fight the
flames with buckets OF water. Nine stores
were destroyed, the damage being over
$25, 900.
The pope will hold a consistory on the
goth inst, when he will nominate a mum.
ber OF bishops.
At the late election in the province OF
Qubec the expenses OF the candidates
RANGED from SIT up to $4,000 but in the
majority OF cases reported the expenses
was kept under 5000.
The empress OF Austria is in failing
health. She has ordered her stables at
Vienna, Buda and Goldselloe to be closed
Her doctors think she will not be able tc
ride again.
j. H. Bostwick OF New York has just Civ
en- $50. 600 to Wake Forest college, North
Carolina.
The suit OF the Union Trust company, o
New York, against the Nickel Plate fol
$40, 600, 900 has been decided in favor o
the Vanderbilt interest.
Mr.. Gladstone, Cardinal Manning, tn,
earl OF Selbourne, the duke of Westmin
lister, Canon Farrar, Prof Tindall, the arch
bishop OF Canterbury, and others, have
signed an appeal to the press not to pub
lish the details of divorce and crimina
trials.
The Minnesota legislature completes its
organization, and w. r. Merriam is elect
ed speaker OF the house. Mayor Ames o
, Minneapolis took an oath OF office as gov
! ernor in the St. Paul police court. It ii
supposed there will be a legal contest.
Charles Kinsman, dealer in toys, Chica
go, confessed Judgment on notes aggre
eating $2O,O6O.
A young man named Jung is under arres
in New York for trying to poison his wife
: His father drank the poisoned whisky b.
accident and died.
Fire at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y, de
stroyed $50, 900 worth OF property.
: Engineer Del Lyst and Joseph Reid wer
killed by a boiler explosion at Elwood, Ind
The republican legislature caucus at Ne
vada elected William NJ. Stewart as nom
inee for United States senator. AS tn
legislature is Republican, Stewards cleo
tion is assured.
The Adams express robbers, Wittrocl
and Haight, were sentenced at st. Louis t.
seven years in the penitentiary for the rob
berry, while Weaver gets five years. Witt
rock and Haight took their sentence
stoically, the former remarking "We hav
made our beds and must lie i'm them;" bu